Uber is set to be fined €825M by the Dutch data watchdog over its use of automated systems to deactivate driver accounts, in the second largest fine under GDPR (Financial Times)

The Dutch data protection authority has imposed an €825 million penalty on Uber for using automated systems to deactivate driver accounts without adequately informing the affected drivers. The sanction is the second-largest ever issued under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, reflecting the regulator’s assessment of the privacy breach.